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| State ↕ | First ↕ | Last ↑ | Rank ↕ | Regiment ↕ | From ↕ | To | Notes | Battles |
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| NC | Robert Jr. | Abercrombie | Major | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. John Butler. | |
| NC | John | Butler | Colonel | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 9/9/1775, a Lt. Colonel under Col. John Hogan. 4/22/1776, promoted to Colonel/Commandant of the new Southern Orange County Regiment. May 1777, a Brigadier General. |
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| NC | Andrew | Little | Captain | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1776, a Captain under Col. John Butler. aka Andy Little. | ||
| NC | Eli | McDaniel | Captain | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1781 | 1776-1777, a Captain under Col. Alexander Mebane. 1777-1780, Orange County Regiment under Col. Alexander Mebane. 1780-1781, a Captain under Col. William O'Neal. 1781, a Major. | |
| NC | William | O'Neal | Captain | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | April 1776, a Captain under Col. John Butler. Late 1779, promoted to Major attached to Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle (a Continental officer). James Trousdale took over his company. 1780, a full Colonel. | |
| NC | ? | Pollock | Captain | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 8/26/1776, a known Captain under Col. John Butler. | ||
| NC | Nathaniel | Rochester | Lt Col | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Hogan. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel under Col. John Butler. Also Commissary General for the State. Also Paymaster of Hillsborough District Brigade of Militia. 1782 moved to MD. |
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| NC | Tobias | Tillman | Private | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1776, a Private under Capt. William O'Neal and Col. John Butler. Born in the middle of June 1751 or 1752 in Orange County, NC. | ||
| NC | Hugh | Tinnen | Major | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | Was a Captain. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. John Butler. Known Major on 8/20/1776, detached to support the march against hostile indians led by Col. Ambrose Ramsey (Chatham County Regiment). Forced to turn back due to the lack of wagons and pack horses. 1777, promoted to Lt. Colonel. Later, a full Colonel. From Orange County. aka Hugh Tinnian, Hugh Tinnin, Hugh Tennen. |
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| NC | William | Vickers | Private | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1781 | 1776, a Private under Capt. Andrew Little and Col. John Butler. Lived in Orange County. 1778, a Private under Capt. William Jamieson and Col. Alexander Mebane. 1780-1781, a Private under Capt. Davis Gresham and Lt. Col. Thomas Taylor in the NC Light Dragoons. Born in 1757 in Augusta County, VA. | |
| NC | Ralph | Williams | Lieutenant | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | Was an Ensign. 8/26/1776, a known Lieutenant under Capt. Pollock, Col. John Butler. 11/28/1776, a Lieutenant under Capt. Hezekiah Rice in the 9th NC Regiment, then Capt. Joseph J. Wade. Dropped from the rolls in Jan. 1778. 1778, a Captain of \New Levies.\" From Granville County |
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